Grow Buddies Subscription – April 2026

Welcome to your April growing guide!

Here’s what’s in your box:

• Drying Corn Strawberry
• Pea Mangetout Golden Sweet

Your April growing challenge:

Grow your own popcorn!

Drying Corn Strawberry

Sowing info

Best started under cover in April in module trays, it is fast growing so don’t start too early. Corn needs a bit of warmth in the soil for germination, so if you’re starting in April, keep them on a windowsill or sunny greenhouse until they take off. Plant out only when all risk of frost has passed.

Growing info

Plant in ‘blocks’ or rectangle patterns to give the best chance of good pollination. The colour will be compromised with cross pollination with other corns so keep as much distance as possible from other varieties and sow 2 weeks apart so they flower at different times.

Blog – How to Sow and Grow Corn

Pea Mangetout Golden Sweet

Sowing info

If you don’t have a problem with mice or pigeons direct sow peas outdoors from March to June, once the soil as warmed. Alternatively, sow seeds in lengths of drainpipe filled with peat free compost. Once plants are around 20cm tall, they can be slid down the drainpipe into their final position with minimal disturbance. Due to their ability to withstand cold temperatures, peas can be overwintered in the drainpipe in the greenhouse before planting out in early spring.

Growing info

Plants will require support and so are perfect for growing over arches where it’s easier to harvest the top section of the plant. May require netting if pigeons are a problem for you. Regular harvesting will encourage the plant to continue producing loads of peas. Harvest before peas swell in pods.

Blog – How to Sow and Grow Peas